Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Tennessee Bans Public Schools From Teaching Critical Race Theory
Public schools in Tennessee are banned from teaching critical race theory as of July 1, 2021. This week Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law which bans classroom discussion about racial inequaliti...
May 26, 2021
Sequatchie County Man Charged in Drug-Related Death Of Dunlap Resident
(TBI/Peg Broadcasting News) A joint investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Dunlap Police Department, Sequatchie County Sheriff's...
Ronni Chase May 25, 2021
Cumb. Co. Sheriff's Office Issues Press Release After Knoxville Man Dies In Plane Crash
(Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Casey Cox/ Sgt. Gary Howard, Public Information Officer) Press Release: On May 25, 2021 at approximately 7:52 a.m. (CST) First responders were alerted to a...
Ronni Chase May 25, 2021
Crashed Plane Found in Cumberland County Results in Fatality
WVLT Reports that Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that a single-engine plane has been discovered. The plane went missing Tuesday morning at around 7:52 AM after it...
Paxton Elmore May 25, 2021
Cumb. Co. Sheriff's Office, Multiple Agencies Searching For Possible Downed Plane Near Rockwood
Update: This afternoon authorities set up a Command Center in the Linary Community of Cumberland County. Original story: Multiple agencies including the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are searchin...
Ronni Chase May 25, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines Administered At Cumberland County Health Department Starting May 26, 2021
Starting Wednesday, May 26, 2021, COVID-19 vaccines will be moved from the Cumberland County Community Complex to the Cumberland County Health Department. COVID-19 testing will remain at the Complex, ...
Ronni Chase May 24, 2021
Friday, May 28 Last Day Of School In Cumberland County
Friday, May 28, 2021 is the last day of school in Cumberland County with students dismissing at 10am. There will be No School on Thursday, May 27 for Administrative Day. The first day of school for th...
Ronni Chase May 24, 2021
Grants Available for Jails as Part of "Re-Entry Success Act of 2021"
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) Tennessee's Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) is taking applications for local jail grants to improve the likelihood of successful integration back into the com...
Ronni Chase May 24, 2021
Suspect Arrested After Early Morning Accident Sunday
On Sunday, shortly after 4am, Crossville Police were dispatched to the area of 127 North where they discovered a gold van in the area of H&R Block that was smoking under the hood and the driver's ...
Ronni Chase May 24, 2021
2021 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Kicks Off Tennessee's Boating Season
(TWRA/Peg Broadcasting News) The Memorial Day holiday weekend is looked upon as the start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life ja...
Ronni Chase May 24, 2021